In a flip-flop, Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday said it opposes the contentious land bill of BJP-led central government and backs the UPA law, barely a month after it had in a letter to rural development ministry found fault with t

Despite the monsoon session of Parliament being a near washout so far, the government hopes to resolve the impasse at an all-party meeting on Monday to pave the way for discussion on issues raised by the opposition, Parliamentary affairs minister Ven

Comedian Amy Schumer has responded to an open letter requesting her to speak about gun violence in the wake of a shooting incident that took place during the screening of her film "Trainwreck" in Louisiana.

President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants as he aims to cement his legacy on climate change, a senior administration official said.

Unfazed by criticism, former union minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday opposed death penalty even for terrorists saying it was an "obsolete practice" and they should instead be put behind bars for the rest of their lives without parole.

In a flip-flop, Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday said it opposes the contentious land bill of BJP-led central government and backs the UPA law, barely a month after it had in a letter to rural development ministry found fault with t

Despite the monsoon session of Parliament being a near washout so far, the government hopes to resolve the impasse at an all-party meeting on Monday to pave the way for discussion on issues raised by the opposition, Parliamentary affairs minister Ven

Comedian Amy Schumer has responded to an open letter requesting her to speak about gun violence in the wake of a shooting incident that took place during the screening of her film "Trainwreck" in Louisiana.

President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants as he aims to cement his legacy on climate change, a senior administration official said.

Unfazed by criticism, former union minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday opposed death penalty even for terrorists saying it was an "obsolete practice" and they should instead be put behind bars for the rest of their lives without parole.

In a flip-flop, Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday said it opposes the contentious land bill of BJP-led central government and backs the UPA law, barely a month after it had in a letter to rural development ministry found fault with t

Despite the monsoon session of Parliament being a near washout so far, the government hopes to resolve the impasse at an all-party meeting on Monday to pave the way for discussion on issues raised by the opposition, Parliamentary affairs minister Ven

Comedian Amy Schumer has responded to an open letter requesting her to speak about gun violence in the wake of a shooting incident that took place during the screening of her film "Trainwreck" in Louisiana.

President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants as he aims to cement his legacy on climate change, a senior administration official said.

Unfazed by criticism, former union minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday opposed death penalty even for terrorists saying it was an "obsolete practice" and they should instead be put behind bars for the rest of their lives without parole.

In a flip-flop, Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday said it opposes the contentious land bill of BJP-led central government and backs the UPA law, barely a month after it had in a letter to rural development ministry found fault with t

Despite the monsoon session of Parliament being a near washout so far, the government hopes to resolve the impasse at an all-party meeting on Monday to pave the way for discussion on issues raised by the opposition, Parliamentary affairs minister Ven

Comedian Amy Schumer has responded to an open letter requesting her to speak about gun violence in the wake of a shooting incident that took place during the screening of her film "Trainwreck" in Louisiana.

President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants as he aims to cement his legacy on climate change, a senior administration official said.

Unfazed by criticism, former union minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday opposed death penalty even for terrorists saying it was an "obsolete practice" and they should instead be put behind bars for the rest of their lives without parole.

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Astronomers at Priyadarshini Planetarium in Thiruvananthapuram are looking out for the dazzling comet ISON through the telescope as it is races towards the Sun. Kerala State Science and Technology Mission director Arul Jerald Prakash told TOI that the comet is expected to be prominently visible in about three days and in November first week it will be visible through the naked eye.

Police has registered a case against a person for beating his wife at Narinder Nagar of Samrala Chowk here on Monday evening.

Saligao and Calangute block congress committees along with Goa Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Agnelo Fernandes, Adv Yatish Naik and other congress members submitted a memorandum to the Bardez deputy collector Pundalik Khorjuvekar with the demand to roll back the hike in electricity and water tariff and minimum meter charges.

​In a democratic set up, it is but natural that there would be political slug-fest and opposition and ruling parties are bound to see clashes and skirmishes on a range of issues. But at the end of it all, we are sure that all political parties will work for benefit of economic growth and creation of employment, ASSOCHAM president Rana Kapoor said.

​On the eve of crucial monsoon session of Parliament, ASSOCHAM appealed to all political parties for supporting key economic reforms legislations like Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act as their important contribution to the economic growth of the country.

Residents of Mapusa under the banner of Mapusa Peoples Union along with the support of Aam admi party held a demonstration outside electricity department at Mapusa protesting over the erratic power supply and the excess billing by the electricity department to the consumers.

​Goods and service Tax will also add to GDP by 1.5%, besides the passage of bill will send the strong signal to the global investors. The reform process in India is well on course and the boost sentiments in domestic economy as well, D S Rawat, secretary general, ASSOCHAM.

The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) said, "It is a moment forward for major tax reforms and we appeal to Congress and other parties to support it in the Rajya Sabha".​

Taking exception to the latest government notification with regards to the hike in power tariff, Margao MLA Digambar Kamat said that the hike was "unjust" and would hit the middle class, the low income group and the common man the hardest.

Margao MLA Digambar Kamat informed that, in his meeting with senior officials of the electricity department, it has been decided that in order to prevent long queues at the department for payment of bills, payments by cash/cheques will be accepted at every sub-division of the electricity department.

Margao MLA Digambar Kamat on Tuesday took up cudgels for those affected by "faulty" power bills issued by the electricity department by marching to the power house at Aquem alongwith some councillors of the Margao Municipal Council.

​Clause 18 of the Bill proposes an additional tax of 1% on supply of goods in the course of inter-state trade or commerce which will be levied at source. The Bill provides the term of additional tax as 2 years or such other period as the GST Council may recommend. The proposed levy of 1% additional tax by the Central Government for the benefit of originating States is detrimental to the industry and defeats objectives of GST, ASSOCHAM pleaded before the committee.

​The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) in a meeting with Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry in New Delhi, emphasised the need to introduce GST at the earliest to accelerate growth and make India more competitive. It said the move would defeat the purpose of GST and adversely impact the ease of doing inter-state business.

​Pitching for a distortion-free Goods and Services Tax which can bring down costs of goods and services by 15-20%, an ASSOCHAM team of top tax experts has placed before the Parliamentary Committee its opposition to additional non-creditable 1% tax on inter-state supply of goods, as proposed in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill.

​ BJP will take up a mass information campaign to counter the 'disinformation' that the Congress is reportedly spreading about the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015, popularly known as Land Bill, BJP MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary said.